American woman tries to grab cop at Sangster airport, taken to hospital for psychiatric evaluation
Screenshot of viral video showing an American woman being subdued by the police after trying to disarm a cop at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James.
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January 23, 2024

American woman tries to grab cop at Sangster airport, taken to hospital for psychiatric evaluation

ST JAMES, Jamaica – Police have taken an American woman to the Cornwall Regional Hospital for psychiatric evaluation after she stripped naked and attempted to grab a cop who tried to subdue her at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James.

Reports from the St James police are that about 11:00 am Tuesday, the female passenger was about to check out when she stripped naked and got into a physical confrontation with her friend.

A member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force intervened and was attempting to restrain her when she tried to grab him.

She was eventually restrained and taken to hospital.

1The incident, which was captured on video, has since gone viral on social media.

– Horace Hines

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